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🧵May Sybil Leslie, born in 1887 in Woodlesford, overcame significant barriers as a woman in science. From a working-class background, she won scholarships to study at the University of Leeds, graduating with first-class honours in chemistry. She later worked with Marie Curie in

Prince Maurice's grave is interesting, because it was a good example of the conflicting thoughts families had. Princess Beatrice refused repatriation of the body. She felt he belonged with his men. But she fought for years for the right to spend her own money on a custom headstone. This was blocked

B-Side: Exposing the Covid care home scandal 😱 How care homes became death traps 🛡️ The “protective ring” lie 🆘 Has anything changed since? With @sturdyalex.bsky.social @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social @chrischirp.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1eoT... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

The BBC needs to provide an explanation for this.

Imagine a world where we are no longer dependent on oil and nuclear energy. It's coming and it's better and that's why the vested interests are doing everything in their power to stop it

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Oh boy, are the Right excited by this graph recently published by The Economist! And of course none of them has bothered to read the article itself (TBF, it is behind a paywall!). So as always, let's add a little context and explain why these kinds of comparisons are so problematic 🧵1/25

Oh My life! The BBC having the brass neck to say "the public" might re-think their attitudes towards Meghan Markle! I'm certain the majority of the ill-will towards her was manufactured by our right wing media along with the BBC. Most of us said 'leave them alone!' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Officers attended and engaged with those involved. There were no arrests. Campaigning and demonstration are a legitimate, necessary and vital part of life" Interesting tactic from Police Scotland who routinely kettle antifascist groups while they attempt to peacefully protest. shorturl.at/QCf7N

Why is YouTube pushing videos on me with Douglas Murray talking rot about civil ‘conflict’ in Britain? So bizarre for decades there was effectively a civil war in N Ireland that Britain never named as such Now there is no civil war, but endless mouthpieces talking it up evidence free

NHS England’s chair is paid by a VC firm invested in a private ADHD provider. When senior leaders and MPs have current or recent financial links to private healthcare companies, the chances they’ll be concerned about NHS privatisation are pretty low… observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

If the BBC was true to its charter of impartiality then this article alone should result in the removal of this person from all political shows, after all a football pundit was removed for his political beliefs.

How can Royal Mail.make their emails disappear from my inbox? 4 emails telling me of a delivery this afternoon. No delivery & all emails disappeared.😡

Stop the selective outrage! "While politicians and sections of the media obsess over small boats and immigration, here's a story that deserves national outrage! ... Child abuse has no race, religion or nationality ..." www.facebook.com/groups/12182... via The Fabian Society Exposed

Post time the Völkischer Beobachter was closed down and BBC management/news dept swept clean.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

'As it spread—first to Western Europe and the United States—it also left a much wider mark on the world.' In fairness, this TBI assessment is only 30-40 years out of date. So it's not at all a problem if it informs government industrial policy today.

I mean, it does not matter whether people who vote for fascists are badly misguided, just stupid or plain evil either. The results are the same regardless, and should be met with the same response.

At this point I remain baffled why the Tories that were in charge of the UK's #Covid Response are not in jail for fraud, corruption, misconduct in a public office, and excess deaths due to their incompetence.

I've always believed Oxford Street could be so much more than a road. Today we begin a new chapter as the nation’s high street goes traffic free, creating a place where people can spend time, enjoy the atmosphere and experience the very best of our city.

No outrage over white rapists, just far fewer black/brown ones No protests against migrant crossings rising under Tories, anger as crossings fall under Labour Support Brexit 'take back control', no problem foreign billionaires owning most UK public utilities Ever wonder why? meme via Angel Stroyan

“The Dark Triad” describes narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. (“Corruptible” by @brianklaas.bsky.social) Bannon was executive chair of Breitbart and Vice-President of Cambridge Analytica. Farage openly thanks Bannon for helping as he celebrates triggering of Article 50 What exactly for?

This is *the* piece to read on how Brexit became “mouldy bread from the back of the cupboard” and how Rejoin can win hearts as well as heads. Free to read with email sign-up. www.arguably.uk/p/europe-is-...

Attacks on trans people were never about protecting women, as they claimed. It was always about enforcing far right ideas about gender and sex on everyone.

Thatcher did exactly that…… and asset stripped it to oblivion….

A pretty straight choice here: regulate your billionaires, or billionaires will end democracy.

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

Now we have Meta and Twitter overtly interfering in elections around the world is there a plan in place to hold them to account? Can those companies be taken from them and broken up?

NEW: Trump is a Russian asset. And the UK government is finally waking from its decade-long slumber Read this. And order a wind-up radio. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-dark-t...

Trumps administration is so fucking corrupt that Norway had to contribute to boots for American marines. www.newsweek.com/us-marines-b...

Because the BBC needs a clear out so they regain their professionalism. If not they need to be held to account by Lisa Nandy. Where is she?!!’

The numbers aren't capped as such under free movement, but people cannot move solely to claim benefits and serious criminals can be expelled or refused entry - so "unlimited" is misleading

This is a beautiful, beautiful thing

So .. a Far Right Watch Summary after the weekend. An 'A' List of 64 'anonymous' far right user accounts, - the very worst offenders: All posting threats of violence, rape or death. All reported - but that's just the beginning. ...

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Banks Lie Shock!! 'The same bank in Paris would face a total tax rate of 51.6% – 57.3%. Up to 11.1% higher than London. UK Finance said it considered including Paris but wasn't able to produce a "like-for-like figure using the report’s model bank". #bbclaurak www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

From “aristocracy to assetocracy” - Prof Huw McCartney, a colleague at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, explores the make-up and wealth in the House of Lords, which so desperately needs reform: theconversation.com/from-aristoc...

French police protecting fascist militants.

Though I don't claim that politics is all pragmatism, I believe there is a strong pragmatic national interest in re-establishing EU freedom of movement to benefit other urgent policy concerns. The job of politics is not to suggest that important conversations should happen - it is to have them.

www.theguardian.com/food/2026/oc... A more accurate headline would be "Britain's top chefs have no respect for their employees or their employees' rights"

Today Bill Wyman turns 90. This is my favorite bit of trivia about him.

"Legal migrant numbers are at a historic low and small boat crossings have halved, yet that didn’t stop anger at asylum seekers spilling on to the streets. "There is no level of migration low enough to satisfy some people. There is, however, a level of migration low enough to make us all poorer."

More than third of post offices in TG Jones (formerly WH Smith) stores to shut by early 2027 WH Smith was bought by private equity, shut-down shops. Many towns/districts are without a bank branch or a post office. Cuts footfall, bad news for traders who take cash.